Writing Services I've had a ball as a frequent writer for the beautifully designed Pelican Hill Magazine. Here are a few of my stories: https://www.pelicanhillmagazine.com/stories/festa-pelican-hill-2016/​http://www.pelicanhillmagazine.com/magazines/2016_summer_r/http://www.pelicanhill.com/magazines/winter2016magazine/http://www.pelicanhill.com/magazines/fall2015holiday/

Grant WritingRecently scored a tidy sum from a US Bancorp Charitable Foundation to help Laguna Beach Live! continue its music education and presentation work at our public schools and the Boys and Girls Club of Laguna Beach.

Event Publicity and Planning SupportThis year's PantryPalooza, first developed and implemented in 2015 to raise awareness and funds for the Laguna Food Pantry, took on a life of its own when a representative from the William and Sue Gross Family Foundation phoned our board chair five days before the June event. The rep offered a matching fund for whatever we made, up to $50,000. Knowing that our humble taco party usually brings in less than $10,000, I helped the board strategize, and we all swung into action, calling and emailing past donors to tell them of the match. The impetus of the match put us over the top – we raised more than $51,000, for a total of more than $100,000 flowing to the pantry's coffers so it can continue offering free groceries to people in need.